Industrial Revolution

Living Conditions

Industrial Revolution

Living Conditions

Living Conditions

Of course not everybody lived in homes like the poor and the wealthy. The Industrial Revolution led to there being a larger middle class of professionals such as lawyers and doctors. The conditions for the poor improved over the course of the 19th century.

Classes

Home of the Wealthy

Cliffe Castle, Keighley, is a good example of how the newly rich chose to live. This home is very large and surrounded by a massive garden.

Home of the Poor

Poor people lived in small houses in crampred streets. These homes would share toilet, have open sewers and would be likely to damp.

Home of the Middle Class

The middle class consisted of educated professionals, including bankers, lawyers, and doctors. Breaking into this level of society was not easy. These people dominated the social order from the mid-18th century until the early 20th

Home of the Wealthy

Cliffe Castle, Keighley, is a good example of how the newly rich chose to live. This home is very large and surrounded by a massive garden.

Home of the Poor

Poor people lived in small houses in crampred streets. These homes would share toilet, have open sewers and would be likely to damp.

Home of the Middle Class

The middle class consisted of educated professionals, including bankers, lawyers, and doctors. Breaking into this level of society was not easy. These people dominated the social order from the mid-18th century until the early 20th